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Trustees tighten rules for food trucks, temporary camping; extend vendor permits to 365 days with limits
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Summary
The board adopted two UDC amendments: Ordinance No. 3 (temporary vendors) clarifies duration, maximum vendors per property, restroom/graywater and food‑sanitation requirements; Ordinance No. 4 (temporary camping/outfitters) refines year‑round RV rules, creates a seasonal outfitter category, and sets density and setback standards with a 5‑foot industrial setback except 15 feet when adjacent to residences.
Trustees adopted two land‑use code amendments Feb. 24 that clarify how temporary vendors and temporary camping are permitted in town.
Joel, a town planner, presented the proposed text changes to the Unified Development Code and told the board staff is proposing to "extend that to 365 days" for vendor permits while also proposing a maximum number of vendors per property (three in Hybrid Commercial/Industrial and two in other districts), explicit restroom and hand‑sanitation requirements for food vendors, limits on outdoor storage, and a prohibition on dumping gray or blackwater on site.
Why it matters: the amendments aim to reduce ambiguity for planning staff and code enforcement, address neighborhood concerns about cumulative temporary uses, and create clear operational requirements (site plans, maintenance, trash screening). During public comment, both temporary‑vendor operators and brick‑and‑mortar businesses urged clarity and predictability. Vendors warned the permit costs and uncertainty can make operations untenable; brick‑and‑mortar owners said too many year‑round vendors could change downtown character.
On camping, staff proposed two streams: year‑round RV/trailer camping (with annual renewal) and a separate seasonal/outfitter camping allowance for rafting and outfitting businesses; the draft sets density limits (for example, 5 units/acre general, 20/acre for outfitters), an administrative site‑plan review with neighbor notice, and a reduced side setback (proposed 5 feet in industrial, remaining 15 feet where adjacent to residences). Trustees amended the setback language to make the 5‑foot side setback standard except when adjacent to residential property, where it remains 15 feet.
Board action: after trustee questions and public comment, the board voted to approve Ordinance No. 3 (temporary vendors) and Ordinance No. 4 (temporary camping) as amended. The ordinances will take effect according to the standard code-adoption timeline.
What trustees said: in deliberations trustees emphasized equitable enforcement and asked staff to monitor the number of temporary vendors and downtown aesthetic impacts, while vendors requested clear windows and permit certainty so they can plan business operations.
